Systems and methods for combined femto-phaco cataract surgery
Devices to perform femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are physically and/or operationally combined. In some embodiments the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are housed together, and in other embodiments they are housed separately, but operated through a common display screen. At least some software can be shared by the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification functionalities. A non-transitory computer-readable memory can provide data that can be used to operate each of at least one femtolaser ablation functionality and at least one phacoemulsification functionality.
1. A method of operating a combined device having a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device, for removing a cataract from an eye, comprising:
providing submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a femto laser procedure on a single GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with a combined device comprising a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device; and,
using at least one of a computer touchscreen, dedicated buttons, a foot pedal, and voice interaction to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and femto laser procedures accessed by the submenus;
wherein the phacoemulsification procedures include diathermy, irrigation, sculpt, flop and chop, vit, and visco.
2. A method of operating a combined device having a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device, for removing a cataract from an eye, comprising:
providing submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a femto laser procedure on a single GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with a combined device comprising a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device; and,
using at least one of a computer touchscreen, dedicated buttons, a foot pedal, and voice interaction to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and femto laser procedures accessed by the submenus;
wherein the femto laser procedures include scan, image process, limbus centration, primary incision, secondary incision, capsule range, and laser capsulotomy.
3. A method of operating a combined device having a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device, for removing a cataract from an eye, comprising:
providing submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a femto laser procedure on a single GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with a combined device comprising a femto second laser and a phacoemulsification device; and,
using at least one of a computer touchscreen, dedicated buttons, a foot pedal, and voice interaction to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and femto laser procedures accessed by the submenus;
further including a database having data that describes a main menu and the submenu for both the phacoemulsification and the femto laser procedures.